SYDNEY (30 Dec 2018) – Caltex Socceroos midfielder James Jeggo believes Sunday’s pre-AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019™ international friendly against Oman provides Graham Arnold’s side with the perfect chance to “make a statement”. The Dubai clash – which begins at 11pm (AEDT) on Sunday and is live in Australia on FOX SPORTS and Network Ten…
BANGKOK (29 Dec 2018) – Veteran striker Teerasil Dangda has been appointed as the captain of Thailand as he look to restore the nation’s battered pride at the AFC Asian Cup this year. Teerasil, who just returned from playing for J-League 1 runners-up Sanfrecce Hiroshima, takes over the captain’s armband from injured goalkeeper Kawin Thamsatchanant.…
HANOI (28 Dec 2018) – Vietnam head coach Park Hang-seo has announced his squad for the AFC Asian Cup next week. He has dropped Luc Xuan Hung due to an injury while Nguyen Hoang Duc, Ngo Tung Quoc and Phan Thanh Hau were left out due to the inability of the trio to adapt to…
BANGKOK (27 Dec 2018) – Thailand have roped in Chilean game analyst Julio Cesar Moreno Yanez as part of the coaching squad ahead of the AFC Asian Cup next month. Yanez is a former colleague of Thai national coach Milovan Rajevac where they worked together previously at Qatar League’s Al-Sadd Club. “It’s an honour to…
MANILA (27 Dec 2018) – The Philippines have announced their squad ahead of the AFC Asian Cup next month in the United Arab Emirates. The team under Sven Goran Eriksson will have majority of the players from the squad that finished as semi-finalists at the recent AFF Suzuki Cup. Among the new inclusions are Kevin…
HANOI (26 Dec 2018) – Newly crowned ASEAN champions Vietnam got just the right tonic ahead of the campaign in the AFC Asian Cup next month when they held DPR Korea to a 1-1 draw at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi. Vietnam head coach Park Hang-seo gave a handful of players a…